"I was very excited for the long awaited opening of The Grove, as I had loved the previous restaurant, Yard. At first, I did not like that I had to make a reservation, but I can’t complain since every time slot was available. We walked right up to the host stand and were immediately taken to our table. We had planned getting dinner and drinks, but after tasting the BOGO edamame, we decided on just having drinks. I was very excited when I was told the $9 edamame was BOGO. When the edamame came out, there was probably only 15 pieces in each. It was only a couple of nibbles each! Additionally, the edamame said it came with their “Mojo sauce”, which ended up only being red pepper, salt, and pepper. Lastly, my biggest complaint, is that the edamame was so over steamed/cooked, that you couldn’t bite the bean out without getting some of the skin falling off into your mouth. Then there’s the drinks. I took a recommendation from our waiter, as I usually do at new places. He recommended the Walking Dead, which was also BOGO. I do love a deal, don’t get me wrong, but this drink was almost undrinkable it tasted that bad. I also tried the Agave Colada and Coco-Loco Margarita hoping that they would be better than the first drink I ordered. Sadly, they were just as terrible! The only thing that was great was the service, but that may be because the place was empty. It was only us and two other tables. I’m so sad that Yard had to be replaced with this!"
